Hi Cookie, I know what you're saying because I don't really care for straight tap water either. A home seltzer maker can be a real help here. I mostly drink it plain & chilled but often add an ounce or two of fruit juice...instant fruit soda! Also there's a lot to be said for trusting your own thirst (or lack thereof) instead of blindly following the "8 glasses a day" mantra.

6' 2" | Age: 42 | SW: 341 | CW: 198 | GW: 180?

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― Søren Kierkegaard

Is there a resource that grades the tap water in specific cities? Anyone know how the water is in Newark, NJ? Is there any point in using a filter? I've read that grocery store filters add more to the water than they take away.

Well, for most of history, drinking water was unsafe. There were too many contaminants in drinking water (think London before 20th century) and people got truly horrible water-borne illnesses from drinking just water alone.

Not to mention the drinking pits/rivers were usually occupied by larger animals.
I don't think Grok drank that much.

Drinking water is very important to our human body because it is very good for health and the person make perfect and fresh who drinking water more and more, i also used drinking water more and more and my health is very good and perfect i always sharp.

I always sharp, too, my spammy friend.

And let's not forget coffee. The myths are untrue. It is effective to hydrate with coffee, providing it's free of mycotoxins.

Damiana is right - Beer was the primary drink -watered down - but that's what everyone drank because it was safe. Water was sketchy.

Primarily because you had to boil the water to make the beer which sterilized the water but they didn't make the connection. The Chinese discovered tea to be safer than water for the same reason, but didn't make the connection for years.

Is there a resource that grades the tap water in specific cities? Anyone know how the water is in Newark, NJ? Is there any point in using a filter? I've read that grocery store filters add more to the water than they take away.